About
Nathen Cantwell, art director and arts advocate, is an accomplished designer and fine artist. With over six years of experience in the field of advertising, Cantwell has helped to launch numerous branding campaigns locally and nation wide. He is also regionally and nationally known for his fine art, which has earned him praise from organizations such as the City of Aberdeen, Easter Seals and the National Wild Turkey Federation.
Cantwell graduated from Northern State University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in fine art and advertising design. He completed his internship in graphic design at Super 8’s national headquarters and then moved on to work for Avera as a marketing graphic designer. In 2007 Cantwell joined the team of an Aberdeen-based design firm and in 2011 he became an art director at Tartan Marketing in Minneapolis, MN. His portfolio can be viewed at nathencantwell.com.
Recent Shows
- Featured Artist Exhibition, ArtWorks Gallery, Aberdeen, SD. February 2010.
- Collective Perspecitve, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen, SD. October 2009
- Featured Artist Exhibition, ArtWorks Gallery, Aberdeen, SD. December 2007
- A Blackbird Entangled, Northern State University, Aberdeen, SD. December 2006
- Featured Artist Exhibition, ArtWorks Gallery, Aberdeen, SD. June 2006
- Featured Artist Exhibition, ArtWorks Gallery, Aberdeen, SD. July 2005
Recent Juried Shows
- The Sketchbook Project, Art House Gallery, Atlanta, GA. February 2009
- Winterfest Juried Arts Exhibition, Aberdeen, SD. November 2008
- Horse Barn Arts Center Tenth Annual Juried Arts Exhibition, Horse Barn Arts Center, Sioux Falls, SD. October 2008
- Aberdeen Area Arts Council Membership Art Exhibition, ARCC Gallery, Aberdeen, SD. March 2007
- Horse Barn Arts Center Ninth Annual Juried Arts Exhibition, Horse Barn Arts Center, Sioux Falls, SD. October 2007
- Prairie State Fine Arts Exhibition, Granary Rural Cultural Center, Groton, SD. July 2007
- Endless Possibilities, South Dakota Governor’s Biennial Art Exhibition, Statewide Traveling Exhibition. December 2005-December 2006
- Downtown Art Walk, Aberdeen, SD. September 2006
- Prairie State Fine Arts Exhibition, Granary Rural Cultural Center, Groton, SD. July 2006
Awards
- Best of Show, painting category, Prairie State Fine Arts Exhibition, Granary Rural Cultural Center, Groton, SD. July 2007
- Second Place, painting category, Prairie State Fine Arts Exhibition, Granary Rural Cultural Center, Groton, SD. July 2006
- Honorable Mention, Endless Possibilities, South Dakota Governor’s Biennial Art Exhibition. December 2005
- Artwork printed as a 2005 Easter Seal, National Competition, Chicago, IL. 2005
- Second Place, National Wild Turkey Federation Annual Art Competition, Nashville, TN. 2002
- First Place, National Wild Turkey Federation Annual Art Competition, Nashville, TN. 2001
